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─Photo by Bob Vosseller A recent Black Lives Matter March included Jamaal Holmes, 28, Toms River sporting a “V For Vendetta” mask.

By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE PARK – A recent Black Lives Matter march began on the borough boardwalk and ended up at a Seaside Heights intersection with a few tense moments.

More than 50 partici-

Summer Suffered Under COVID

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Summer tourism depends on an active business community.

It is hard to have an active business community in a pandemic which has caused many businesses to shut down, and limitations on how to open.

Seaside Heights Mayor Anthony Vaz said of this year’s summer season that it is perhaps worse than the disastrous summer of (Summer - See Page 23)

pants of a Black Lives Matter march set off on a Saturday afternoon to once again draw attention to the need for racial equality and to call out incidents of police brutality that have taken place in areas of the country.

McKala McBride, 11, of Mercerville was a speaker at the event.

“This is my ninth protest. I need everyone over the age of 18 to go out and vote and exercise your voice so that when I am 18 or 25 I don’t have to protest

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again. My life matters.

Please do the work so I won’t have these fears as I grow up.”

Another speaker who was identified as Rostafa was draped in an American flag that featured a peace symbol (BLM - See Page 4)

By Bob Vosseller NEW JERSEY – Howell resident Nicole Jackson serves as the Interim Director of Patient Care at Community Medical Center in Toms River. She is another front-line fighter in the continuing war on the coronavirus.

She told this newspaper about how medical professionals have had to change operations at work – and how they had to change their habits at home – in the wake of COVID-19.

In her hospital role she oversees the workflow and what the nurses do. Also, she makes sure that procedures are being followed, and helps make new policies as more information about the virus emerges.

That includes all the new rules that came about since the pandemic conditions began back in March.

“We had to adjust everything. The way we triage patients coming into the hospital and the way we treated patients while they were in the hospital. Even how we were around each other. We had to constantly watch each other and keep ourselves safe,” she said.

Jackson noted, “we had to protect ourselves and our families when we went home.

Everything changed in a matter of a week or so. We knew we had to change things and we started to think about what we could change to make it a better experience for everybody coming in: nurses, staff, family (COVID - See Page 19)

Columbus Day Parade Canceled

By Bob Vosseller SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The Columbus Day Parade will not be held this year. With great regret, Parade Chairman Michael A. Blandina made the announcement earlier this month.

Like so many other aut umn events held around the county, the 29th Annual Ocean

County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival was canceled due to fi nancial shortfalls brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The event would have been held from October 9 to October 11 on Grant Avenue in the borough.

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have been unable to conduct fundraisers or seek sponsors that normally provide the committee with the $120,000-plus needed to support the threeday festival and parade.

We had one fundraiser earlier in the year and held our spring raffle.”

The parade featured floats, bands, antique

cars, contests, clowns and other attractions.

The weekend also offered a full of range of family friendly activities including a threeday Italian Heritage festival that included musical entertainment and various vendors and folkloric dance troops that came from different regions of Ita-

ly. Last year’s folkloric group included Citta di Castrovillari “The committee currently is selling our Fall Raffle Tickets and plan to sell all 100 Fall Raffle Tickets, so that we can give away the $5,000 cash prize. The committee hopes to have our annual benefit sponsored (Parade - See Page 25)

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BLM:

Continued From Page 1 in place of white stars. “To all our white brothers and sisters that are here, thank you.

That also means you all need to work harder, work smarter. Keep us all motivated, walk tall, walk strong, walk forward.”

Rostafa sang a song he wrote in protest regarding George Floyd’s death.

Dorothy Lin came from Freehold for the event with her 11-year-old daughter and her daughter’s friend to take part in the march.

“I think people who were in the middle about this are moving to one side or the other.”

“I’m really saddened and disappointed to see people opposing the idea that black lives matter. I think Trump is definitely fanning the flames of hatred. Trump refuses to talk about police brutality,” Lin said.

During the march some protesters stopped outside of a local pizzeria, claiming the owners there had made jokes during the last protest on the boardwalk.

A short time later the march moved off the boardwalk onto Sherman Avenue and up to the Seaside Heights Police Department. The protest stopped in the middle of the intersection temporarily blocking traffic.

One driver heading south attempted to cross their path but stopped. She leaned on the horn to attempt to get by. She gave up and turned around as protestors approached her car.

The protestors moved out of the intersection and returned to their starting point near the parking lot in Seaside Park.

During a previous rally held on August 15, protestor Jamaal Holmes, 28, of Toms River was arrested for allegedly striking a 68-year-old man, knocking him off his bicycle but witnesses at the march said the senior citizen confronted Holmes and tried to remove his mask.

Holmes wore the same “V For Vendetta” mask he donned on August 15 during the latest rally, which started in the same location.

Alyson Hastings of Little Egg Harbor was present at both rallies and was one of the organizers of the most recent one. She witnessed what occurred on August 15 and described the man who confronted Holmes as “visibly drunk.” She accused Seaside Heights police of lying saying “they had a warrant even though they did not.”

Holmes is being represented by Hainesport

Attorney Brenda Maneri of the Sitzler and Sitzler Law Firm and stated on August 17 that she was confident Holmes would be cleared of all charges. “Jamaal Holmes was twice accosted by a counter-demonstrator and acted in self-defense.”

Holmes said he had learned that the charges will be dropped and as the matter had been reviewed by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. “I may speak today, particularly because of what happened last time. My attorneys have informed me that the Prosecutor’s Office is dismissing the complaint.”

“It is unfortunate that things like that happen not only here but across the country. Statements like this have to be made especially in towns like Seaside Heights where they think they are above the law,” Holmes said.

As to whether he saw any progress in the racial equality discussion with the advent of so many rallies and dialogues that have occurred since May, Holmes noted, “for the most part I see the Prosecutor’s Office as a whole trying to support the movement.

I see (Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley) Billhimer trying to make sure that this BLM movement in Ocean County is recognized and respected and picking up the slack of what Seaside left off. That speaks volumes itself.”

He added, “I don’t think major progress is being made because across the country we still see incidents like Jacob Blake. It is unfortunate that as black people in America we have to move in fear when the police are here to protect and serve.”

Jacob Blake is a black man that was shot seven times in his back by police in Kenosha, WI, in front of his children.

“Black America doesn’t feel that protection and that is the problem. I know Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy supports the BLM movement and if they really do want to make a change and make a difference out here then they need to hold accountable those who need to be held accountable for their actions and not just prosecute the public or civilians,” Holmes said.

At one point during the rally, Holmes crossed the street to confront a police officer standing outside the police station in the staff parking lot on his cell phone. He spoke to the officer using a bullhorn saying an officer had made racist comments toward him.

Police Surveillance Uncovers Criminal Activity

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – A police department surveillance operation culminated in several drug arrests earlier this month.

Members of the Toms River Police Department Special Enforcement Team were conducting surveillance on the east end of the township. During their surveillance, officers observed suspicious activity that resulted in two separate motor vehicle stops.

The first motor vehicle stop and subsequent investigation led to the arrest of township resident Jameer Jones, 26. Jones was found to be in possession of approximately 202 grams of cocaine and packaging material.

During the second motor vehicle stop, which was related to the first stop, Gregory Deas, 47 of Asbury Park was arrested. Deas was found to be in possession of $33,703.00 in U.S. currency.

Jones was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine over five ounces with the intent to distribute (first degree) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Gregory Deas was charged with obstructing the administration of law, resisting arrest, possession of cocaine and distribution of over five ounces of cocaine.

Members from the department patrol division and K-9 Unit assisted the Special Enforcement Team with the investigation.

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OPINIONS & COMMENTARY E DITORIAL Closing Schools For COVID In the first few weeks of the school year, we’re already seeing positive cases of COVID-19.

That’s not really a surprise.

You put a bunch of people together, and you’re bound to have some test positive. It’s the law of averages.

It’s important to note that any kid who tested positive in the first week of school probably didn’t catch it from school. They probably caught it during the last hurrahs of summer. Labor Day weekend, with all its parties and barbecues, happened right before all the kids went back.

As of this writing, there were people who tested positive at Griebling School in Howell, Jackson Memorial High School, and Southern Regional in Stafford. Just because there was one or more positives doesn’t mean the entire school is infected, and a positive test isn’t a death sentence, but it does present challenges for the school districts.

Every district has put in place policies on how to handle this inevitability. Griebling closed for two days to be cleaned. At the high schools, close contacts to the patient were notified. They had to do their own contact tracing. Policies seem to change depending on the age of the student body.

This is not something that came with the coronavirus.

This has been going on for years.

Recently, a student was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in Central Regional.

It was later determined that the student likely caught it while traveling. If it had been caught in school, the school might have been shut down.

Legionnaires isn’t even contagious person-to-person like COVID-19 is.

A few years back, Lakehurst Elementary School had to close down due to mold.

Pinelands had to shut down when they found asbestos while doing renovations.

If you close the school for snow, some parents are going to be mad at you and some parents will be glad.

All it takes is for a car to slip

on snow and hit a kid walking to school – or standing at a bus stop.

Similarly, all it takes is for one kid to bring the virus to school. What would happen if the district allows students into school, and then a preschool class gets exposed?

Or a special needs class?

Or a regular education class with special needs kids mainstreamed into it?

A lot of readers have been critical of the school districts closing. They think that we should just go back to normal.

I was going to say that this is the new normal. But that’s not exactly true. There really never was a normal.

The idea that there are mostly healthy families and everyone is doing what they’re supposed to do – that’s a lie.

Everyone makes mistakes.

No one is perfect. Therefore, you have to institute policy expecting the worst possible scenario.

Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.

That’s what the school districts are doing.

What the general public needs to understand is that there are a lot of people who would be considered at risk. Teachers might have babies at home, or might be pregnant, or have an elderly parent living with them.

A 12-year-old kid could be healthy enough to get through having the virus, but not his 2-year-old baby brother. Kids with asthma are considered at risk, and there are plenty of kids like that. Also, every doctor I’ve talked to have told me how the coronavirus can lead to long-standing changes in the body, and that even if you don’t die from coronavirus itself, you might die from one of the changes.

Besides all this, the districts have to operate according to state law. The state doesn’t want sick kids in school, either.

Schools should protect those who are among its most fragile, which is what they’ve been doing.

Chris Lundy News Editor

Letters To The Editor Reopen The State Already

On March 9, the Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency. A day later, schools and universities began closing, switching classes online.

March 10, the first person in NJ apparently died from COVID-19.

The statewide curfew began March 16. All casinos, gyms, and movie theaters were closed - restaurants and bars were only allowed to remain open for delivery and takeout.

On March 21, Governor Mur phy announced a statewide stay-at-home order, requiring that all non-essential businesses be closed indefinitely by 9 p.m. that day!

Today it’s been 159 days!

159 days, 22 weeks and 5 days... that we as Americans of the free world have been held hostage!

I personally have always been about protecting the most vulnerable, doing my part but enough is enough - the curve has been flattened and we must demand to re-open our state! We must support our small businesses! We must fight as patriots! It’s We The People not what some dictator wannabe says!

Enough is ENOUGH! Ralph Adorno Barnegat

It’s More Than Just A Vote For Trump To answer all of those who would say “I can’t believe you would vote for Trump.”

Well folks listen up! I’m not just voting for him.

I’m voting for the Second Amendment. I’m voting for the next Supreme Court justice. I’m voting for the Electoral College, and the Republic we live in.

I’m voting for the police, and law and order. I’m voting for the military, and the veterans who fought for and died for this country.

I’m voting for the flag that is always missing from the

Letters To lyThe Democratic background.

Frontline workers, our personal toEditor me. My mom I’m voting for the right to speak my opinion and not be censored. I’m voting for secure borders. I’m voting for the right to praise my God without fear. I’m voting for every unborn soul the Democrats want to murder.

I’m voting for freedom and the American Dream. I’m voting for good and against evil. I’m not just voting for one person, I’m voting for the future of my country!

What are you voting for?

Richard Bidnick Lacey

Richter’s Links To Biden The best that the Republican party can find has links to Joe Biden? Unbelievable.

David Richter, who is running for office for Congress (in District 3), hired Biden’s brother James at his company, Hill International. Richter was the president and COO of Hill International at this time. When Richter was president of the company, James Biden was executive vice president. This was recently, as recent as 2010.

The next year, Hill International coincidentally gets $1.5 billion in contracts from a South Korean real estate developer to build 100,000 homes in Iraq for the Iraqi government. They needed governmental approvals to build it, and I’m sure James Biden helped grease the wheels.

Do you really think Richter is going to stand up to Biden and the Democrats? No way.

The better choice for 3rd District is Marty Weber.

He’s a veteran. He’s a business owner. He lives in Barnegat. He’s one of us.

Brian Scott Barnegat

COVID Vaccine Must Be Affordable For All Like all of you, I am anxiously waiting for a vaccine for COVID-19. This is deep-

is 94. She lives in a 3-tiered retirement facility in Ocean County. I have not touched her, held her hand, or given her a hug since mid-March.

For the first months of lockdown, I FaceTimed with her every day while she stayed in her apartment 24/7. Now, once a week, I make her a bag of goodies - books, movies, produce, and flowers from my garden. She uses her walker and sits on a bench outside her building. I wear my mask, put her treats on her walker and talk to her from the street.

My mom is a very positive person but this has been hard for both of us and there is no end in sight until there’s a vaccine that makes contact safe for people at high risk of infection like my mom.

It is our government’s responsibility to guarantee that everyone in the United States, no matter where they live, what they look like, or how much money they have, can afford the medicines they need to stay healthy and take care of their families. When a vaccine is finally approved, Congress needs to pass legislation to ensure it is affordable to ever yone; we cannot allow drug corporations to price-gouge solutions to this pandemic. Our tax dollars fund this research and development and our insurance premiums will pay the cost.

seniors, and those with pre-existing conditions who face the greatest risk must be prioritized, and the vaccine must be available and affordable to everyone.

Congress must make decisions based on public health and science, not politics and profits, and they need to make those decisions now.

Lynda Fote Toms River

We Need Alternative To Route 9

This letter is in reference to “DOT: Widening Parts Of Rt. 9 Too Expensive,” which ran originally in the Toms River Times on Aug. 8.

If widening Route 9 is too expensive, the State of New Jersey should look into building another road or a beltway.

This is Route 9 that goes from Maine to Florida.

When it passes through Lakewood it is a two-lane rural road.

It looks like developers deliberately built right up to the curb in order to prevent modern road building in the hopes of selling their development to the State to widen the road for a profit.

Robert Moses in New York tore down whole neighborhoods to build roads. We really don’t want that, do we?

Carol Landrigan Lakewood

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SPOTLIGHT ON GOVERNMENT Correspondence & Commentary From Your Local, County, State & Federal Officials

Future Of Joint Base Discussed From The Desk Of

Congressman Andy Kim WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Kim (D-3rd) held a telephone town hall focused on issues regarding Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst a n d m i l it a r y f a m i l ie s a c ross Bu rl i ng t on a nd

Ocean Counties. This was the Congressman’s 25th town hall since he was sworn into office in January 2019.

“I want to thank everyone who took time tonight to join our town hall and dis-

cuss an issue that’s critical to our com munit y: our Joint Base and the military families who serve there,” said Congressman Kim. “We have a lot of pride in our Joint Base, and we know how important it is for jobs, for resilience and for New Jersey’s f ut u re. We can protect that future if we fight to br i ng new m ission s to the Joint Base and work to support our amazing military families. That’s what I’ve done during my

time in Congress, and I look forward to working with our partners across Bu rl i ng t on a nd O ce a n County to continue that fight for those who serve.”

Congressman Kim was joined by Dana Lancelotti and Kelly Fliller of the Ocean County Militar y Support Committee, Doc Carson of the Burlington County Military Support Com m it tee, Col. M i ke War ner of the Defense Enhancement Coalition, and Ter r y Deardan and

Col. Walter Nall of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Issues brought up by people from across Burlington and Ocean County on the town hall included questions about ways Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst can be improved and supported by the communit y, whether the Joint Base is vulnerable to closure through the BRAC (Base Realignment And Closure) process, ways

we can improve health care for our veterans, and ef for t s to help i nju red Reservists who are unable to work.

D e t a i l s on t he C on g r e s s m a n’s ef fo r t s o n behalf of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and military families, including securing multiple pay raises for the troops and securing new jobs through the National Defense Authorization Act, can be found on his website by visiting kim.house.gov/.

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However, if pain or any change in vision is experienced, the ophthalmologist should be consulted. Subconjunctival hemorrhaging is also related to “diabetic retinopathy,” which should not be allowed to go untreated.

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NEWARK - U.S. Senators Cor y Booker and Bob Menendez announced the State of New Jersey was awarded nearly $66 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) to boost the state’s comprehensive efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic.

“Our nation’s opioid epidemic has taken a devastating toll on families and communities across New Jersey,” said Sen. Book-

er. “Tackling this crisis requires a comprehensive and compassionate ap proach, and this federal funding will expand New Jersey’s capacity to offer those facing addiction the behavioral health treatment they need.”

“The opioid crisis has affected families in every cor ner of our state and h a s h a d a d eva s t at i ng impact on whole communities,” said Sen. Menendez. “This funding will allow our state to continue

combatting the crisis with family-focused treatment and recovery strategies, while practicing preventative measures to ensure individuals don’t fall victim to the opioid epidemic in the first place.”

S p e c i f i c a l l y, N e w Je r s e y wa s awa r d e d a $65,969,842 State Opioid Response G rant f rom the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv ic e s Ad m i n i s t r a t io n .

The grants are designed to provide states f lexible f u nding to suppor t preve nt ion , t re at me nt , and recovery services in the ways that meet the needs of their state, with a focus on providing evidence-based treatment, including medication-assisted treatment.

USGS Reports 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake In New Jersey

By Jason Allentoff FREEHOLD – As if 2020 couldn’t get any weirder. The United States Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake struck the Garden State on the morning of September 9.

According to the USGS website that monitors seismic activity around the country, the 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck around 2:00 a.m. eastern time and had an epicenter near the southeast section of Freehold Township.

There were no reports of injuries and no

damage to property.

It did cause several Jersey Shore residents to wake up and take to social media asking if anyone else felt that tremor.

Joe Dixon of Marlboro tweeted “Our house in New Jersey just shook for an eight of a second at about 2 am – what was that about?”

Another Twitter user said “Glad I’m not crazy!

A 3.1 Magnitude earthquake hit in New Jersey and I felt it in New York! My house shook! #earthquake“

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County Stresses Importance Of Census 2020 Response

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – County Officials are continuing to promote response for the 2020 Census and during a recent status report Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari reminded residents there were only days left to respond.

Vicari thanked all the members of the county’s Complete Count Committee for their commitment to get everyone counted.

“While we have exceeded the 2010 Census response rate, we still need to continue this current effort until the end of September. I want to thank the members of the Complete Count Committee for their participation in doing outreach and promoting the importance of the Census. I am proud to work with each and every one of you,” Vicari said.

By September 30, the Census Bureau will be wrapping up operations. “I cannot stress enough how important it is for all of us to be a part of this secure and confidential process,” Vicari said.

He added, “if you want day care for your children, well maintained infrastructures, a clean environment, good schools, senior assistance, and the list goes on, it all goes back to being counted in the Census.”

Vicari said, “we don’t have a lot of time left but it’s still enough time for people to do the right thing and fill out the forms.”

For more than a year now the County has been promoting activities related to Census 2020 beginning with its formation of the 2020 Complete Count Committee.

This committee is made up of representatives from towns, non-profits and other organizations tasked with getting the word out.

Ocean County promoted increased participation efforts which included municipal and organizational outreach, social media, websites, and public events throughout the County such as a Census Billboard truck, a Census enumeration event at the Blue Claws stadium that drew thousands of residents, and even a free ice cream distribution event.

Ocean County has been putting Census outreach grant funds from the state to good use by supporting local food drives, such as Meals on Wheels, Jersey Cares, summer school lunch programs, Ocean County Health Department health clinics and COVID testing, by providing tote bags for the food and Census educational items, and arranging for Census enumerators to assist residents with the Census forms onsite.

The Ocean County Library system has been distributing Questionnaire Assistance Centers for those who do not have access to the internet, or need assistance with completing the Census form. The library branches have trained staff to assist with completing the 2020 Census on designated laptops or on the paper questionnaire.

Ryan Edwards, Partnership Specialist for the 2020 Census, New Jersey Field Division said, “I want to congratulate Ocean County and their partners on beating their 2010 self-response rate of 63.5 percent.”

“This was our goal from day one to make sure we increased our self-response rate and even in spite of COVID-19 we accomplished that goal.

As of today (Sept. 8) Ocean County self-respond rate is at 65 percent,” Edwards said. He noted that in addition to self-response the Census is conducting non-response follow up to any household that has not responded yet.

More than 68 percent of the non-response follow-up workload had been completed by September 7 in the Toms River Census office area. Census takers also follow up with households that have already responded to improve and ensure accuracy of the census.

This is done by both in person visits and outbound phone calls. If anyone is unsure of the Census representative or want to verify their information you can call the local New York City office at 212-584-3400.

“The Census is also attending community events to help enumerate residents on the spot,” Edwards said. “If there are events being planned, the Census staff is available to attend.”

Census data affects the allocation of more than $45 billion, or about $5,160 per New Jersey resident, in annual federal funding. Communities receive funds annually for programs and services relating to health, education, housing, infrastructure and much more based on Census data.

These programs are critical for a community’s most vulnerable members including young children, aging adults, people with disabilities and illnesses and more.

The recent $106 million federal CARES Act aid package to fight the COVID-19 crisis and the Superstorm Sandy Disaster Recovery Grants received by Ocean County are two examples of the kind of federal programs that can be impacted by the Census.

Vicari noted that “if states and communities are not fully counted, it could cost them political influence and power as well as money and other resources. New Jersey could lose a member of Congress. Giving up political power could mean losing out on access to all kinds of resources – without a chance to fix the problem for 10 years.”

He added everyone living in the United States has the right to be counted in the 2020 Census and the data is all strictly confidential. “Every part of the Census, from enumeration to the Census data itself, is protected by Federal Law under Title 13.”

Vicari said, “information on the census questionnaire cannot be used for any other purpose or shared with any other institutions or agencies.

“If you haven’t filled out your Census yet, it’s important that you do so right now,” Vicari stressed. Those who have not completed their Census can still self-respond by going to my2020census.gov, calling the hotline in English at 844-330-2020 or Spanish at 844-468-2020.

The Census also just sent out a final paper questionnaire to any household that has yet to respond. The final day to respond is September 30 by any form.

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Health Department Urges Residents To Get Flu Shot

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER –The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is urging residents to get a flu shot this year as it may be more important than ever to stop the spread of respiratory illness.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year the flu causes millions of illnesses and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations. Preliminary data suggests there were estimated 24,00062,000 flu deaths for the 2019-20 influenza season in the country.

While it remains unclear what will happen in the months to come, when there will be COVID-19 and flu at the same time, it could place a tremendous burden on our health care systems.

That’s why the OCHD is urging everyone to do their part to help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses, like flu and COVID-19.

Getting a flu shot, continuing to follow social distancing measures and wearing a mask will help in mitigating the spread of both viruses.

County Freeholder Gerry P. Little said, “the influenza vaccine will not protect against COVID-19, but it does have important benefits.”

Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health added that “getting a flu shot can lower your risk of getting sick, being hospitalized or dying from flu. If you’ve never had a flu shot, this is certainly the year to visit one of our clinics and to get one especially with COVID-19 being another potentially deadly respiratory illness.”

Getting a flu vaccine is something everyone can do to reduce the impact of flu.

It not only will protect yourself and your community, but it will protect the medical providers on the

frontlines who will continue to deal with COVID-19.

Flu Prevention Tips: • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

• Wear a facial coverings when in the public.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

• Stay home when you are sick.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

• Get a flu shot every year.

Important Flu Facts All people 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against seasonal flu every year.

Children younger than 6 months are at high risk of serious flu illness but are too young to be vaccinated. People who care for them should be vaccinated instead.

Vaccination is especially important for pregnant women and people with chronic diseases.

The flu vaccine protects against several different flu viruses (strains). Flu vaccines are updated every year to better match the viruses circulating in the public.

Getting the flu vaccine cannot give you the flu! The vaccine is made with inactive (killed) virus strains which are not infectious.

The OCHD just released its 2020 Influenza and Pneumonia Clinic schedule with a full set of dates to be held all over the county in its on-going effort to ensure every segment of our communities are covered. The complete schedule and other requirements can be found at ochd.org

Ocean County Teen Sentenced In Fatal Hit And Run

By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – A township teen who struck and killed a utility worker in Metuchen earlier this year during hit-andrun incident has been sentenced to three years in state prison, according to officials.

Paddy Flynn was driving a pickup when he hit Michael Bergamasco in the crosswalk at the intersection of Middlesex Avenue (Route 27) and Grove Avenue at around 9 a.m. on March 2. He drove away after the incident occurred authorities said.

Bergamasco, 51, of the Whippany section of Hanover, was brought to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he died of his injuries

four days later.

The public’s help was sought by officials to locate the driver and shared an image of a white pickup that was seen in the area of the crash.

Police reported that the driver of that truck, who was not involved in the crash, called police and helped officials identify Flynn who was 18 at the time. Flynn pleaded guilty on July 14 to knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death. He was sentenced on September 7.

According to his obituary, Bergamasco was a married father of two daughters who worked as a senior surveyor for Mott MacDonald, Inc. of Iselin.

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By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – The summer isn’t technically over and neither is the tourism season. Even after Labor Day weekend.

That is the message Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari and his fellow members of the Board of Freeholders want to get out.

Vicari said, “Labor Day is not the end of the summer. This year more than ever the season is being extended throughout September and into October.�

The Freeholder Director who serves as liaison to the Ocean County OďŹƒce of Business Development and Tourism said, “several oceanfront towns have already announced that they will keep their beaches open and guarded into September.â€? “Locals have long known that our beaches are the best in September, with warm clean water from Point Pleasant Beach to Holgate,â€? Vicari added.

Governor Phil Murphy’s decision to reopen restaurants as of September 4 means diners can also experience something that was lacking all summer – an indoor meal. “Restaurants and businesses are open, the beaches are clean and the extended forecast for September looks great. Summer is still here in Ocean County,� Vicari added.

Vicari urged those heading for a municipal beach should check with the town first for updates on the status of lifeguards and

whether beach badges are required.

Seaside Heights and the Ortley Beach section of Toms River Township will keep lifeguards and beach badge checkers on duty during September weekends past Labor Day. OďŹƒcials from both towns have said they will reevaluate their plans depending on crowd size following the holiday weekend.

Vicari said he expects many tourism businesses to remain open for the month as well.

Area realtors have already said that September rentals are higher than usual and more on par with a typical July or August. “This is an opportunity for our Mom and Pop businesses to make up some of the money they lost to COVID-19. An extended season benefits everyone,� he added.

Also noted that with the lessening of some COVID-19 restrictions, movie theaters and other indoor entertainment venues are also reopening with limited capacity.

Other traditional summer events, such as the Surf City Farmer’s Market, have already extended their season through September.

Vicari said tourism is a $5 billion industry in Ocean County and the cog of the local economy. “Tourism helps keep our taxes low and employs our friends and neighbors,� he said.

He also pointed out that a full listing of September and October events is available at oceancountytourism.com.

Ortley Beach Streets To Get Drainage Improvements

By Bob Vosseller ORTLEY BEACH – Several streets in the Ortley Beach section of Toms River will be seeing some repairs in the near future.

Members of the Toms River Township Council approved the $2.5 million project during an Aug. 25 council meeting.

Green Construction Inc. was awarded a contract for the job in the amount of $2,496,923.

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Workers of Green Construction will be responsible for physically raising the level of the street surface and preventing flooding through the addition of drainage improvements.

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Coming together as a Ocean County Government family, Freeholder Vicari was joined by Freeholders Gary Quinn and Virginia E. Haines, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer, the Rev. Peter Hartney, Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy, Ocean County Clerk Scott Colabella and numerous members of the County staff and the public to remember all those lost on Sept. 11 and all those suffering the effects of 9/11 related illnesses.

“Nineteen of our own residents perished that day and countless others that had ties to the county were lost,� Vicari said. “This is a day to mourn the loss and to remember.�

Wreaths were placed at the Sept. 11 Memorial on Hooper Avenue, Toms River, at the Ocean County Government Complex as well as the War on Terror Memorial.

Joining in the wreath laying ceremony was Lt. Col. Brian McCarthy, N.J. Air National Guard, 177th Fighter Wing. Ocean County Sheriff ’s OďŹƒcer Nicole Tamburro performed the National Anthem and God Bless America. The Ocean County Sheriff ’s Department Color Guard posted the colors and Toms River Fire Company No. 1 provided the American Flag that hung above the attendees.

Drug Arrests Span Three Towns

By Chris Lundy BRICK – An investigation into drug dealing led to search warrants served in Brick, Toms River and Lakewood, which resulted in six arrests. The following people were charged: • Pablo Garcia Jr., 28, of Toms River, was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, possession of Tramadol and Obstructing Administration of Law. • Dashawn Harrison, 29, of Toms River, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and possession of Tramadol. • Eyrun Schindler, 45, of Newark, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. • Dav id O’Neal, 31, of Br ick , wa s

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The juvenile was turned over to a guardian. Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.

The investigation was done by the Brick Township Police Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Strike Force, t he La kewood Police St reet Crimes Unit, the Toms River Police Selective Enforcement Team, Ocean County Sheriff’s Officers and the Brick Police K-9 Unit.

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How To Have A Safe “Locals Summer”

By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Some call it “Locals Summer” but everyone is invited! Several beaches in the county have chosen to extend their season through the month of September and, with some good weather, into October.

Ocean County Public Health Coordinator/ Health Officer Daniel Regenye said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us on some level and made summer seem like it just came and went for many.”

“The weather has been great and the water is clean so why not extend summer a little longer this year and enjoy what many of us locals call the best beach months because of the smaller crowds with slightly cooler temperatures and the ocean water typically still stays warm,” he added.

The county has some of the highest quality, most frequented beaches and water quality in the United States, Regenye said, adding that each year the OCHD and its Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program (CCMP) ensures that over 1,000 individual Ocean County water samples are laboratory tested for quality and clarity.

Through this continuous quality control process, our residents and visitors alike can rest assured that their visits to our beaches will be safe, fun and memorable.

The OCHD is urging residents and visitors to remember safety protocols when recreating at our beaches, local eating establishments and retailers.

“Ocean County has some of the best beaches in the country,” said Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Board of Health. “We certainly want our residents and visitors to enjoy this beautiful resource but the pandemic isn’t over and we need everyone to do their part in mitigating the transmission of the COVID-19 virus.”

Little reminded beachgoers to adhere “to all the social distancing measures and by wearing a mask when appropriate.”

Regenye said the beach can be very therapeutic and the perfect environment to mentally recharge and clear your mind. “Whether you just like to relax, do some fishing or enjoy boating activities – the summer is still here and going strong.”

“If you do swim, make sure you find beaches that still have life guards on duty and never swim alone. Even though it’s later in the season, don’t forget to stay hydrated and use sun lotions with a UVA protection of 30 or higher. Sunglasses and hats are also important protection from the sun.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests these critical tips while at the beach: • Keep your blankets and chairs a good 6 feet away from your nearest neighbors.

• Don’t share food, drinks, equipment, toys and supplies with people you don’t live with.

• Wash your hands frequently.

• Sneeze and cough into a tissue or sleeve.

• Wear a face covering if social distancing isn’t feasible. (Especially if waiting in line for restrooms, food vendors, or any activity that brings people in close distance of others).

• Stay home if sick.

• Children under 2 should never wear a face covering.

Follow all posted and announced beach guidelines related to COVID-19 and other safety rules.

Peter Curatolo, Ocean County Health Department Chief of Administrative Services said, “there is no shortage of effort or academic capital that goes into ensuring the quality of our manicured beaches and our

clear, blue waters and we want everyone to visit and enjoy all that Ocean County has to offer. Ocean water quality in particular has been outstanding this year.”

“Our coastal ocean beaches and waterways continue to impress and provide lasting memories for all who visit. Sun, sand, surf, boardwalks and world-class restaurants are all here for everyone to enjoy. So pack a bag and we

hope to see you at the shore,” Curatolo said.

For more information regarding the CCMP water testing program or COVID-19 guidelines visit the OCHD website at ochd.org. The OCHD is also providing a general COVID-19 Information Call Hot Line for residents and clinicians to answer questions regarding the coronavirus. The number is 732-341-9700 ext. 7411.

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In the US, 1.5% of all births are the result of using artificial reproductive therapies, which is the highest percentage to date.

Fertility treatments usually involve exposure to high levels of hormones, which can be concerning, in regards to the risk of breast cancer. However, a study published by the British Medical Journal showed that women are at no increased risk of developing breast cancer after receiving IVF and other assistive reproductive therapies.

The study did however indicate a very small increased risk of developing DCIS, which is a non-invasive breast cancer. But the research has concluded that these instances may not have been from the IVF treatment. Further investigation is required.

This study was based on approximately a quarter of a million British women who had IVF over a 20 year period and was followed closely to see if they developed breast cancer. This is the first reassuring study that has come out. This topic has also been studied in the past and most of the results were inconsistent and inconclusive.

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There are many confl icting articles focusing on the longevity of hearing aids. In my practice, the average life is between 4-6 years but there are many factors that will impact the lifespan of a hearing aid: How long you wear you’re hearing aids on a daily basis. For example, if you wear your hearing instruments 12 hrs./ day, that equates to 4400 hrs. per year or 20,000 hours over a 5-year period.

Frequency of cleaning: We encourage all of our patients to use a soft dry toothbrush to clean the hearing aids on a daily basis. If you fail to do so, the hearing aids will break down frequently. Ask you hearing care professional for AUDIOWIPES as well.

Where hearing aids are worn: In general, the ultra-small “custom” hearing aids

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A person’s body physiology: Many patients create excessive cerumen buildup (wax) and profusely sweat. Sweat creates moisture which commonly invades the circuit and shuts down the hearing aid. An electronic dehumidifier is recommended to dry out the hearing instruments.

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TOMS RIVER – The following events are being publicized by the Toms River Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Developmental Disabilities: ACI Core Advisory Group Meeting, hosted by Alliance Center for Independence, September 21, 2 – 3 p.m. To register, visit Adacil.org/recurring-events/core-advisory-group Childhood Trauma Webinar, hosted by First Children Services, September 23, noon to 1 p.m. To register, visit Facebook.

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Organization Hosts Giveaway Of Diapers And More

TOMS RIVER – A nonprofit organization serving those in need want to “shower your baby with love” in a drive-through event being held on Wednesday, September 30 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The HOPE Center – House of Hope of Ocean County, Inc., located at 253 Chestnut Street in Toms River, will be giving away diapers and

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H ERE ’ S T O Y OUR H EALTH Dear Pharmacist Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

How Grape Juice Helps Heart Disease

By Suzy Cohen, R. Ph.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about PVFS (Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome) which is the lingering, intractable fatigue that often plagues victims of viruses for years. It can be caused by the flu, Lyme, Epstein Barr Virus, and as of late, COVID-19 has been found to cause this too. The literature is not calling it by its medical term, they’re referring to it as “Long-haulers syndrome.”

This is a post-infectious illness that abates within a few weeks for most people. PVFS has the primary symptom of fatigue, however it is also sometimes accompanied by sleep disturbances too. The exhaustion can be accompanied with other alarming symptoms such as shortness of breath, weakness, a sensation of lightheadedness, dizziness, heart palpitations and mild chest pain associated with exercise.

The reason I’m refreshing your memory on PVFS is because I want to contrast that with heart disease, more specifically LVH or Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. The symptoms for this and PVFS look similar and so it is something you need to consider if you have the symptoms above.

Left ventricular hypertrophy is not the same as PVFS, even though the symptoms are similar. LVH is an enlargement and thickening (termed hypertrophy) of the interior walls of your heart’s main pumping chamber (left ventricle). LVH is almost always driven by hypertension as its underlying cause. The high pressure in your blood vessels makes the left ventricle of your heart work ridiculously harder, and then the enlargement happens afterwards.

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and how it could help LVH (and likely high blood pressure). The study entitled, Grape Juice Attenuates Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Dyslipidemic Mice, was done on animals, not people.

The researchers took 30 mice and divided them into three different groups of 10 rodents, one of which received grape juice.

The researchers carefully evaluated inflammatory cytokine markers like C-reactive protein (CRP), insulin, MMP-2 and MMP-9 as well as blood sugar and other parameters.

After 2 months, the animals who received grape juice faired out just as well as rodents who were given the popular statin drug called simvastatin. Their high cholesterol and insulin resistance issues improved too!

Further, and this is the best part, the cytokines MMP-2 and MMP-9 (which attacks the brain!) reduced, as did their levels of CRP. This means it has a protective benefit to the heart and blood vessels.

Keep in mind this is over 60 days, and it was just grape juice! The grape juice they used was botanically known as Vitis labrusca, or “fox grape” from which Concord grape juice is derived. Jellies are made from this too.

We cannot extrapolate that grape juice is a substitute for medications and standard treatment. But drinking a little juice each day is something I recommend due to the potent antioxidant benefits as well as the potential help it offers LVH. Because medications used for LVH often come with uncomfortable side effects, adjunctive foods and supplements can play an important role.

Furthermore, as good as the drugs are, they are just blowing the smoke out of the house, they’re not putting the fire out.

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AROUND THE JERSEY SHORE Medical Center Providing Free Vascular Screening

By Chris Lundy JERSEY SHOR E - Deborah Hear t and Lung Center will hold an annual screening event for Peripheral Arterial Disease, or PAD, in support of vascular health.

Peripheral Arterial Disease affects is a common and potentially serious disease that affects approximately 17 million Americans. Arteries in the legs become clogged with fatty cholesterol deposits, reducing blood f low to the legs.

Typical symptoms include leg muscle pain and cramping when walking, according to medical officials. However, typical symptoms occur in only about

1/3 of patients with PAD. One third will have atypical symptoms such as heaviness or easy fatigability. Finally, 1/3 of patients, particularly diabetics, will have no symptoms at all. In addition to amputation, patients with PAD are also at much higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death, as opposed to those without PAD. Fortunately, PAD can be treated with l ife st yle cha nge s, me d icat ion , a nd non-su rg ical procedu res. However, early diagnosis is key.

Risks include: • Smoking, both present and for mer smokers • Diabetes • High blood pressure • Abnormal cholesterol levels • African-American ethnicity • Previous heart disease, heart attack, stroke or family history One part of the screening is a painless, noninvasive test that compares the blood pressure in the ankles with the blood pressure in the arms.

“PAD is a devastating disease that is often undiagnosed,” says Richard Kovach, MD, Division Director, Interventional Cardiology and Medical Director of the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laborator y. “It is vitally impor tant for those at risk to get screened for PAD. This screening event increases awareness of PAD and improves our community’s vascular health.”

The PAD event will be held at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, 200 Trenton Roa d , Brow n s M i l ls, NJ 08015 on September 26, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, or to register for this screening, please call 609/621-2080, Option #2, visit demanddeborah.org Masks must be worn, social distancing and other conditions to slow the spread of COVID-19 will be performed.

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Continued From Page 1 members. When you work in the ER it is like the front line of care.”

She said triaging began right from the front door. “Once the virus really hit, we weren’t doing elective surgeries and not doing a lot of stuff in the main hospital where a lot of procedures and outpatient testing was done.

That all stopped.”

“They had to change how they did everything. I’ve worked in a hospital for 25 years.

Every time I went up to the IC (intensive care) with a patient I was taken aback. I was so impressed by them. The job they were doing and what they were doing to make everybody safer,” Jackson said.

Jackson said additions like plastic partitions and temporary walls in the ER were put up. “They stopped visitors coming in but we did let certain family members come in.

Those end of life patients and some children patients.”

“We had a tent up for a while to test (people) first before they could come into the emergency room. When things started to settle down we took the tent down,” Jackson said, noting the rapidly changing information each day.

“It was a constant changing of what we were supposed to do and should be doing.

It got scary a lot of times. We didn’t know.

None of us had ever worked through a pandemic.

“It was new ground for all of us. It was completely different than any of us had ever seen. We have gone back to a lot of our normal operating procedures but there is always that underlining COVID. I think the only thing we have known the whole time is that we don’t know anything,” Jackson said.

Jackson said the situation, much like the virus, kept evolving. “Every day you are waiting to hear the governor’s press conference and you would listen to hear what the task force and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) was saying and what our corporate was saying and now you are waiting for the next surge.”

“If this happens again, what will happen?

We haven’t gotten through the first wave.

The only thing I can confidentially say that now that we’ve gone through it we know what we need to do. You do what you have to do and we did what we had to do,” Jackson added.

Her own homelife routine - like most everyone - saw its share of disruption. “When this all started I worked nights and I have two children, 12 and 16. They are a bit older so it was okay in that one day schools were normal and the next day there was talk of closing and the next thing they were closed.”

“I ended up going to day shift because they needed leadership on day shift when I was the assistant director at night at the time. I switched to days to help for a while.”

She added, “the world stopped. I went from being a single mom who worked a few nights a week with two kids that are active in baseball and dance to working five days a week with nothing to do in the other time. We had a whole decontamination process when I came home. You don’t want to bring anything into the house.”

The Toms River Times, September 19, 2020, Page 19 Jackson explained the process saying, “they would have a towel ready for me at the back door and we had a little room so I could undress and then shower before I’d see anybody. I had a backup plan if I ever got sick. I wasn’t going to come home to them. I would stay at the hospital.

Thankfully I never did.”

“We spent a lot more time together which was nice. We didn’t get to see the extended family much. Now things are getting back to normal a little bit but for how long, who knows?” she added.

Being a mom of two teens and a new school year having begun in Howell through a hybrid model of live instruction and remote learning, Jackson said she understood the challenges her community’s school district has.

She said, “if you look at the transmission rates of children, they are not so high but the bigger picture is who are they in school with and who do they go home to?”

“I honestly feel having worked with this for the last several months that they do need to go back and be somewhat socialized. The social isolation is not great for them but I am definitely onboard with it being half a day, definitely part remotely,” she said.

Her high school age son who plays football and attends the Freehold Regional High School District at Freehold Township High School is starting off entirely through remote learning.

“I think they will do what’s best and I think it will be constantly changing,” Jackson said noting that anything could happen and that both her children could return to a remote-only option should a new surge occur or that when certain health and safety conditions were met in Freehold, that her son could return to some live instruction.

The hospital staff are f lexible, too.

They can get the screening tent back up in front of the emergency room lobby within an hour if the conditions warranted it. Items like that were labeled and put aside “and is here when we need it.

I don’t think any of us feel that this has gone away or it is gone.”

Even with the event of vaccines becoming available in the months to come, she understands some of the trepidation people may have to taking them. “Who wants to be the guinea pig? There might be a lot of volunteers but who knows. I think this is a new normal now we will have to get used to.”

She added that those working in the medical community, “are just as scared as they (the public) are but this is my job. It is what I signed up for. When you hear people say ‘Is this real? Is this really happening?’ I say there is nothing fake about it. It is happening.”

“We saw the sick people. We saw the people die. There were people who were not sick at all that had it and that is the other misconception, there a lot of people who aren’t even sick who have it which is why it is so important that they stay safe and do what they are supposed to do,” Jackson added.

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Continued From Page 1 2013 where the boardwalk had seen devastating damage from Superstorm Sandy.

Vaz said this year’s conditions have cut revenue figures from the beach and parking meters in half. That means a loss of around $400,000. “That is a great deal of money. We have to look at our budget review now with our auditors and we have to strike a tax balance.”

“Summer for me really began in March with the virus which caused us to make a lot of changes. Budgetary changes, venue changes as far as what we were going to do for the community and the tourist trade, cancellations, employment, and things that made priorities that we had never considered before,” the mayor added.

“We managed to get through the season and we are extending our season. It was a season that was slow in the beginning.

In June we started to open the rentals with hotels, apartments and then we had certain food take outs only. Once the arcades and the rides opened there was a f luctuation.”

The mayor said when he and other officials spoke with members of the business community and residents “they shared their hard times and one businessman who I respect very highly told me it is better to make some money than to make no money at all.”

With the change in budget and the borough’s anticipated revenue at 50% down for the boardwalk, parking meters and the beach, “that is a lot of revenue to lose.

When people started coming back in the latter part of June and the start of July I think the morale picked up and things felt better,” the mayor said.

Mayor Vaz added, “we had people very, very concerned about the virus and we had people who were concerned but still wanted to go out and we had some people who said ‘I don’t care I want to go back to normal.’ We never had these words like ‘social distancing’ before. Products that the normal person couldn’t get like plexiglass was difficult to get because everybody wanted it at once.”

“We trained our personnel to make sure they were safe,” the mayor said noting that some workers within the town didn’t want to go back to work “not only because of the virus but they were getting money from the federal government and the state and were making more than they would as summer employees.”

“That was another problem we faced as a town and the business community faced the same problem. We’re going to see what we can do to lower the budget so we don’t crush the taxpayer,” the mayor added.

“In my eyes this is worse that Superstorm Sandy. With Sandy we could see what we had to do with the infrastructure, the rebuilding of houses in the community but this was invisible. It is something we can’t see or correct. It can only be corrected by modern medicine and technology and we are just ordinary

The Toms River Times, September 19, 2020, Page 23 people running a community. It is a little different than fixing up a road,” Mayor Vaz said.

Arisa Sykes of Manchester works at a piercing business on the boardwalk and noted that this summer, “I started at the end of June. It has been different but it has been pretty steady because I feel nobody had anything to do. I think it will be weird because a lot of kids are not in school and a lot of people are still not working so we are trying to gauge how September will be.”

Seaside Heights isn’t the only community to extend their beach season.

Toms River Township is also stretching out their beach season for a few more weekends. Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill said that he and the Township Council decided to keep beaches open through September 27.

“We hope our residents and visitors will take advantage of our beaches and enjoy some beautiful September weather,” the mayor said.

During Labor Day the Ortley Beach section of the township maintained its staff of lifeguards and will do so for three weekends following the holiday. This marks the first time township officials have kept guards on duty following the unofficial conclusion of summer.

Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Lori A. Pepenella, said “the Southern Ocean Cou nt y Chamber of Com merce has worked with our business community and consumers throughout the pandemic, providing resources to help plan for a safe summer in the Long Beach Island Region with our Welcome By Land & Sea initiative.”

“The challenges for our small businesses have been ongoing, with adjustments in restrictions as well as meeting heightened demand for this season. We saw increased interest in vacation rentals, lodging, dining, self-care and essential goods starting in the spring that is holding strong,” she added.

“Traditional activities presented by Long Beach Island Foundation, Surf Light Theatre and Albert Music Hall have adapted to meet social distance requirements. The LBI Ferry also continued to run between Tuckerton Seaport and Beach Haven all summer as scheduled with limited capacity,” Pepenella said.

She said, “our visitor center installed an information window so we were able to operate in compliance as well, speaking with newly relocated residents, fi rst time vacationers and road trippers on a daily basis.”

Pepenella added, “with work and school schedules still in flux, we are looking for opportunity in the fall to help businesses recoup the quarantine orders of the spring. To build that momentum, and provide travel with purpose, the region has responded by creating more chances to enjoy local favorites with Chowderfest extended into a month to drive direct traffic to restaurants and merchants, extended guarded beach schedules, and longer runs for farmers markets.”

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By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A sale of fall mums will help support the local volunteer fire department.

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Blandina said that the fundraiser would have “a different format as well as our annual Italian Invitational Golf Outing, which was originally scheduled for August 17, later in the year. That will depend on the ability to obtain sponsors. The committee also hopes you and your family stay well and safe during these trying times.”

“We look forward to seeing all of you next year as we celebrate our 30th anniversary on October 8-10, 2021. If anyone is interested in supporting the committee as we plan for the 30th anniversary please do not hesitate to call us at 732 477-6507,” Blandina added.

The Toms River Times, September 19, 2020, Page 25 Seaside Heights is extending its summer beach season by a few weekends to help supplement the revenue losses experienced due to the COVID-19 conditions. The parade was an autumn event that drew thousands of people to the shore area in October.

Seaside Heights Mayor Anthony Vaz noted that it was the biggest event the borough holds each fall.

“It is very important to our fall season,” Vaz said. The mayor added however that while he was sorry to learn the news, he completely understood why it could not be held this year.

Blandina stressed that next year’s effort needed public support. “Those interested in purchasing the Fall Raffle, sponsoring the Golf Outing or participating in the outing please give us a call. You can also visit our website at columbusnj.org.”

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By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – While people are wearing gloves and masks to protect themselves, they are tossing them out on the ground, hurting the environment and anyone who has to pick them up, officials said.

State regulations require people to wear masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19. However, people are not safely disposing of these items.

“On a recent trip to the supermarket I was stunned by the number of used plastic gloves in the parking lot,” Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari said. “This cannot continue.”

The Freeholders issued a statement about how the used protective equipment can pose a threat to whoever has to clean up after these people.

“Nobody wants to be picking up used gloves,” he said. “Fortunately, there are easy ways to dispose of the gloves properly.”

Vicari suggested people bring plastic bags with them while out shopping or visiting other destinations.

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and place them in the plastic bag for disposal once you get home,” he said. “For an extra precaution, use hand sanitizer after handling the gloves and the bags.”

Vicari also asked grocery stores and other essential businesses that are open to place additional trash cans in their parking lots for disposal of gloves and masks.

“The easier it is to throw away used gloves, the less likely people will be to simply toss them on the ground,” Vicari said.

Freeholder Gerry P. Little, liaison to the Ocean County Health Department, agreed.

“It doesn’t take much time or effort to remove the gloves and throw them in a trash can,” he said.

Little said the problem isn’t limited to shopping centers. He’s also seen them on sidewalks and in the gutters.

If rubber gloves get into the sewer systems, they can damage them with blockages, he said. Additionally, they can pose a danger to the environment.

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By Chris Lundy SEASIDE HEIGHTS – The red f lags mean stay out of the ocean. That’s the message that the local rescue squads are hoping to get to bathers.

A message put out on Seaside Park Volunteer Fire Company’s social media said that there were swimmers in distress that had to be hospitalized after being caught in rip currents.

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Being prepared for disasters is important for people of all ages. But there are several factors that make older adults more vulnerable during a natural disaster: Older adults may have more chronic conditions and medication concerns.

They may be more dependent on assistive devices like walkers and eyeglasses, and support from caregivers.

Living in social isolation can also make them more vulnerable.

“We all care deeply about the older adults in our lives, and during the pandemic they are more vulnerable than ever,” said Rosie Taravella, CEO, American Red Cross New Jersey Region. “Now is the time to ask if they need help assessing their needs and making a plan, before an emergency occurs.”

Prepare In Advance To be prepared, older adults should think about what they would do during a disaster before it occurs. Understand how your medical, physical and cognitive needs may affect your ability to respond if you had to stay in your home for two weeks or more or had to evacuate. Building a support network and identifying helpers such as family, friends, neighbors, caregivers and care providers who may be able to assist is vital. Older adults should meet with these supporters and decide how to communicate in an emergency.

Preparing for emergencies is a little different this year, but the three basic action steps remain the same for everyone: Build a Kit, Make a Plan and Be Informed. Assemble two kits of emergency supplies (a stay-athome kit and an evacuation kit) and a onemonth supply of prescription medication.

Include personal hygiene items, cleaning and disinfectant supplies and cloth face coverings. Some supplies may be hard to

get due to the pandemic, and availability may worsen in a disaster, so start gathering supplies now.

Disasters can force people to leave their homes, even in areas under stay-at-home mandates. By having an emergency plan your family can react quickly if a disaster strikes: Ask friends or relatives outside your area if you would be able to stay with them.

Check and see if they have any COVID-19 symptoms or have people in their home at higher risk for serious illness. If they do, make other arrangements.

Check with hotels, motels and campgrounds to see if they are open and if pets are allowed.

Due to the pandemic, stay current on advice and restrictions from your state and local public health authorities as it may affect your actions, available resources and shelter facilities.

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Download the free Red Cross Emergency App for weather alerts and information on what to do before, during and after disasters.

Additional resources for preparing during the COVID-19 pandemic are available at redcross.org/coronavirus.

Virtual preparedness sessions for all are available online by the Red Cross New Jersey Region. These free preparedness education sessions are designed to help adults and children understand, prepare for and respond appropriately to disasters big and small. People can learn to Be Red Cross Ready in 45 minutes with sessions available in both English and Spanish languages.

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Historic St. Elisabeth Church Is Holding Live Services

ORTLEY BEACH – The historic St. Elisabeth Chapel By The Sea located on the 3rd Avenue ocean front is holding live services on Sunday mornings.

The Episcopal/Anglican church is holding services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. There is limited seating. Reservations are needed.

To reserve, call 732-793-2865.

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Omarr’s Astrological Forecast For the week of sept 19 - sept 25

By Jeraldine Saunders

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Gratitude time: You will recognize the value of trustworthy relationships in the week to come. You may be stressed by situations outside your control, but you can still remain diplomatic and helpful.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You could be windblown or wearing casual sweats and still be awesome. In the week ahead, you might not have the opportunity to strut your stuff as you’d like; people may not be open to it now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re brimming with ideas, so try to write them down before you forget them. Some might be worth extra earnings in your pocket. Home and family serenity could be important to your happiness in the upcoming week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): What you ignore might not go away, so discuss a problem with someone close. You may have chances to act in a carefree manner in the week to come, but you shouldn’t overlook daily obligations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may realize there are ways to achieve your most important financial and material ambitions through hard work. In the upcoming week, something may come to light that upsets people or creates a sense of discomfort.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your passion and willpower to work and you can conquer any obstacle. As the week begins, your ability to dominate most situations is strengthened. You may obtain new knowledge that adds to your power.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Management

decisions may arrive in a harsh manner, but you might have a knack for pleasing even the most diďŹƒcult people. Emphasize cooperation and remain uninvolved if quarrels occur as this week unfolds.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When you are devoted to being a team player, others may feel duty-bound to safeguard your interests, too. In the week ahead, you might find the answers to your questions by studying everything you can find.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your quick thinking may protect you from being a pawn on someone’s chessboard today, but you might not be so lucky later this week. Start a financial plan today, while you have all your ducks in a row.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Master the components of creativity to demonstrate your competence. Your ambitions can be tweaked if you’re offered a powerful incentive. Remain focused on achieving your goals in the upcoming week.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Remain poised in case of a change of plans. A loved one may act in unpredictable ways in the week ahead.

A philosophical and generous attitude can help, but use logic to deal with personal decisions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This can be a good day to settle issues about money or possessions that could cause irritation later.

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